Guess The Service

[MCR247]

^thats a northern route

 

[gnolife]

I think i can guess to operator is it East Midlands Trains, and im thinking maybe a service that runs along the hope valley?

The operator ain't EMT

^thats a northern route

You could say that.

 

[dzug2]

I was thinking of something like Glasgow - Shotts - Edinburgh - but the service interval doesn't quite fit

 

[gnolife]

It's a Northern service, with faster services between the termini provided by two different operators (although they may or may not be operating at the time in question.

 

[burns20]

Church Fenton or Ulleskelf on the Leeds-York line?

Or Gilberdyke on Leeds to Hull line?

 

[YorkshireBear]

I wanted to say leeds sheffield because it misses out elsecar but it doesnt its the hudderfield one. Cant think of one my side of the pennines id hazard a guess its lancashire way.

 

[gnolife]

You want a line that goes from Manchester (I ain't going to say which Manchester station)

 

[dzug2]

The Northern Hope Valley service to Sheffield? That's every 2 hours part of the day and the EMT express goes another route and there's an odd stopping 'pattern' for a few stations

 

[gnolife]

I'm referring to a specific Northern service on the Hope Valley.

 

[dzug2]

The one via Romiley? Or something more obscure?

 

[gnolife]

As in I want a time!

 

[Welshman]

The 0706 NT from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield?

 

[scrapy]

The 0706 NT from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield?

Could also be the 06.35 Manchester Picc to Sheffield (SO), or the 20.35 Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly.

These services all miss out Strines (two hourly off peak service) and Ardwick (even less frequent service)

 

[dzug2]

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[gnolife]

The 0706 NT from Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield?

Thats the one i wanted

I put a clue to which way around the train was by stating that the destination is usually a mainline terminus (refering to the MML services that carry on to Leeds/York/Scarborough)

 

[Welshman]

I think the prize should go to dzug2, as he/she cracked the puzzle by seeing it was a Northern Hope Valley service from Manchester-Sheffield via Romily - I simply looked at the timetable.

So, over to you, dzug2!

 

[dzug2]

Thanks - try this one

I run in one direction only once a day but never on a Sunday

My station of origin is a through station but many trains reverse there.

My destination station is a terminus with services in two directions but no through trains

I do not reverse en route

Other opportunities for the same journey exist, but with changes, both by my route and another, somewhat quicker route

 

[gnolife]

Is it a Manc'r Airport to Liverpool LS?

 

[dzug2]

Is it a Manc'r Airport to Liverpool LS?

No - not what I had in mind

 

[Eagle]

My destination station is a terminus with services in two directions but no through trains

I'm guessing that's one of Kirkby, Ormskirk and Ellesmere Port... and bearing in mind this is an unusual service I'm thinking Kirkby (Merseyrail doesn't have unusual services and Ormskirk and Ellesmere's only other connections are shuttles).

 

[gnolife]

the direct Hazel Grove to Clitheroe?

 

[Eagle]

Got it.

2F77, the 06.57 Huddersfield to Southport via Manchester Victoria (the quicker route being via Piccadilly, presumably).

 

[dzug2]

Got it.

2F77, the 06.57 Huddersfield to Southport via Manchester Victoria (the quicker route being via Piccadilly, presumably).

Not what I had in mind. There is a return working to that service, at 1556

It's not in the northwest
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Time for a clue maybe

I serve 3 places that have an ancient cathedral - and a few more with more modern ones.

 

[Eagle]

I serve 3 places that have an ancient cathedral - and a few more with more modern ones.

I'm thinking Bristol to Brighton? It fits your description of the stations. The ancient cathedrals being Salisbury, Chichester, and one I can't remember right now (Bath doesn't have a cathedral, it shares with Wells); the modern ones being Bristol, Southampton and Brighton.

 

[dzug2]

I'm thinking Bristol to Brighton? It fits your description of the stations. The ancient cathedrals being Salisbury, Chichester, and one I can't remember right now (Bath doesn't have a cathedral, it shares with Wells); the modern ones being Bristol, Southampton and Brighton.

Brighton has services in 3 directions - my terminus in only 2. And the FGW service runs in both directions including Sundays

Good try though

Romsey may be what you are thinking of - but it's an Abbey, not a cathedral. And Winchester is off-route

And I am looking for a particular timed train though the route would be a good start.

 

[Ivo]

It's not any given Gloucester to Weymouth train I take it? For this to work it would have to use the Dr Days chord in Bristol, which I thought was only the MoD train from Westbury (and apparently to Bath?).

 

[dzug2]

It's not any given Gloucester to Weymouth train I take it? For this to work it would have to use the Dr Days chord in Bristol, which I thought was only the MoD train from Westbury (and apparently to Bath?).

No - there is only one train that performs the journey I have in mind as a through train. There's a service from Gloucester to Weymouth roughly every 2 hours in both directions

And not enough cathedrals.

 

[Eagle]

Can has cluez plz kthx

 

[dzug2]

Can has cluez plz kthx

Wot another one?

OK - my starting location has a Harry Potter association. I don't think anywhere else does.

 

[Eagle]

Well it can't be King's Cross, that's not a through station...

I'm thinking filming locations for the film, the only ones of which I know are Alnwick Castle (Alnmouth), Lacock Abbey (Melksham) and Elstree Studios (Elstree and Borehamwood), none of which have any terminating services at all...